What does RAMPART mean?
Definitions for RAMPART
ˈræm pɑrt, -pərtram·part
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word RAMPART.
Princeton's WordNet
rampart, bulwark, wallnoun
an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
"they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
Wiktionary
rampartnoun
A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
rampartnoun
A defensive structure; a protective barrier; a bulwark.
rampartnoun
That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.
rampartnoun
A steep bank of a river or gorge.
rampartverb
To defend with a rampart; fortify or surround with a rampart.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Rampart, Rampirenoun
Etymology: rempart, Fr.
She felt it, when past preventing, like a river; no rampires being built against it, till already it have overflowed. Philip Sidney.
Yo’ have cut a way for virtue, which our great men
Held shut up, with all ramparts, for themselves. Ben Jonson.He who endeavours to know his duty, and practises what he knows, has the equity of God to stand as a mighty wall or rampart between him and damnation for any infirmities. South.
The son of Thetis, rampire of our host,
Is worth our care to keep. Dryden.The Trojans round the place a rampire cast,
And palisades about the trenches plac’d. Dryden.No standards, from the hostile ramparts torn,
Can any future honours give
To the victorious monarch’s name. Matthew Prior.To Rampart, To Rampireverb
To fortify with ramparts. Not in use.
Etymology: from the noun.
Set but thy foot
Against our rampir’d gates, and they shall ope. William Shakespeare.The marquis directed part of his forces to rampart the gates and ruinous places of the walls. John Hayward.
ChatGPT
rampart
A rampart is a defensive wall or barrier, often with a broad top, built around a castle, town, or other area for protection against attack. It can be constructed from earth, stone, or other materials and often has a parapet on top. Additionally, rampart can also refer metaphorically to anything serving as a means of defense or protection.
Webster Dictionary
Rampartnoun
that which fortifies and defends from assault; that which secures safety; a defense or bulwark
Rampartnoun
a broad embankment of earth round a place, upon which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of every permanent fortification
Rampartverb
to surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or ramparts
Wikidata
Rampart
Rampart is an arcade game, released in 1990 by Atari Games, that combines the shoot 'em up and puzzle genres. It is widely-ported, with versions for most contemporary systems.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rampart
ram′part, n. that which defends from assault or danger: (fort.) a mound or wall surrounding a fortified place.—v.t. to fortify with ramparts, to strengthen. [O. Fr. rempart (orig. rempar)—remparer, to defend—re, again, em, to (=en), in, parer, to defend—L. parāre, to prepare.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
rampart
An artificial embankment surrounding a fortified place, capable of covering the buildings from view, and of resisting the cannon of an enemy. Generally having a parapet on its top, and a wall for its front.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
rampart
To fortify with ramparts.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of RAMPART in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of RAMPART in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of RAMPART in a Sentence
I thank the voters for protecting our beautiful region, i also want to thank the voters of the Left who clearly voted to create a rampart.
Naked Gun From the Files of Police Squad:
Frank oh, say can you see, buy the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. who's bright strips and broad stars, in the parelious night, o'er the rampart's we watched, as the da da, da, da, da, da, and the rocket's red glare, lots of bombs in the air, gave proof to the night, that we still had a flag, oh say does that spangle banner wave, over all-l-l-l-l that's free, over the home, of the land, and the land of the free
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- rhagfurWelsh
- voldenDanish
- Bollwerk, Festungswall, WallGerman
- remparoEsperanto
- murallaSpanish
- suojavalli, suojamuuri, suojavarustus, jyrkänneFinnish
- rempart, rempertFrench
- gàrradh, mùrScottish Gaelic
- remparoIdo
- baluardo, muroItalian
- סוֹלְלָהHebrew
- ランパートJapanese
- მიწაყრილიGeorgian
- vallum, vallo, aggerLatin
- pākaiahi, maioroMāori
- wal, bolwerkDutch
- ochraniać, szaniec, bronić, wał obronnyPolish
- стена, вал, обносить, бастион, крутой берег, защита, оборонительный вал, оплотRussian
- iskihkâm, set, korunma, sur, istihkâmTurkish
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